Trump Says US-Iran Talks Could Resume in the Next Two Days

The UNIFIL peacekeepers reported that one of their vehicles sustained significant damage when an Israeli Merkava battle tank twice rammed into it on the road in Bayada, southern Lebanon. The Israeli soldiers were blockading a road regularly used by the UNIFIL for patrols. The UNIFIL noted that Israeli troops have hindered UNIFIL movements along such […]

The Market Is Grappling With Two Major Unknowns By Stefan Koopman, Senior Macro Strategist at Rabobank President Trump began this week’s Monday‑morning jawboning ahead of schedule. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening as he returned to Washington DC, he talked up the negotiations with Iran, said that Iran’s new leadership already constitutes “regime change” and praised the “deal” with Iranian speaker Ghalibaf to allow up to 20 Pakistan-flagged oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian (!) escort. Markets have already brushed aside Trump’s comments,...

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said in a statement on Monday that at least 555 Iranians had been killed since the US and Israel began bombing Iran on Saturday morning. Heavy US and Israeli strikes have been pounding targets across Iran since then, and President Trump vowed on Monday that the bombing would escalate. […]